The largest-selling edition of the gita in the western world, bhagavad-gita as it is, is more than a book. this book gives knowledge of five basic truths and the relationship of each truth to the other. the gita lucidly explains the nature of consciousness, the self, and the universe. At the last moment before entering a battle between brothers and friends, the great warrior arjuna begins to wonder: why should he fight? what is the meaning of his life? where is he going after death? in response, krishna brings his friend from perplexity to spiritual enlightenment, and each one of us is invited to walk the same path.